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18 games like Battle Cry

The best games like Battle Cry are Commands and Colors Ancients, BattleLore Second Edition and Commands & Colors Napoleonics — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Commands and Colors Ancients shares wargame, command cards, dice rolling with Battle Cry.

Every alternative below links to its own Battle Cry-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s american civil war / wargame shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Battle Cry’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Commands and Colors Ancients (2006)

   2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Commands and Colors Ancients alternatives →

   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Command Cards, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 4 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (100%)

   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Commands and Colors Ancients →
2. 

   2. BattleLore Second Edition (2013)

   2 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See BattleLore Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Command Cards, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 3 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~23 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for BattleLore Second Edition →
3. 

   3. Commands & Colors Napoleonics (2010)

   2 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium

   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Command Cards, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 3 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Commands & Colors Napoleonics →
4. 

   4. Nexus Ops (2005)

   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Nexus Ops alternatives →

   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 3 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
5. 

   5. Heroes of Normandie (2014)

   2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 3 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
6. 

   6. Memoir '44 (2004)

   2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Memoir '44 alternatives →

   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Command Cards, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
7. 

   7. Undaunted Normandy (2019)

   2 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See Undaunted Normandy alternatives →

   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
8. 

   8. Manoeuvre (2008)

   2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 3 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
9. 

   9. Space Hulk (Third Edition) (2009)

   2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Space Hulk (Third Edition) alternatives →

   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
10. 

    10. 1775 Rebellion (2013)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See 1775 Rebellion alternatives →

    Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Command Cards, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
11. 

    11. Forbidden Stars (2015)

    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Forbidden Stars alternatives →

    Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 3 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~105 min longer · +1.7 heavier
12. 

    12. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium

    Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Command Cards, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 3 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · +0.9 heavier
13. 

    13. 878 Vikings Invasions of England (2017)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

    Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Command Cards, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
14. 

    14. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)

    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy · See Star Wars Rebellion alternatives →

    Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~165 min longer · +1.6 heavier
15. 

    15. Dixie Bull Run (1994)

    2 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Battle Cry: American Civil War, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
16. 

    16. A House Divided War Between the States 1861-65 (1981)

    2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium

    Shares with Battle Cry: American Civil War, Wargame, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~195 min longer · +0.5 heavier
17. 

    17. Twilight Struggle (2005)

    2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy · See Twilight Struggle alternatives →

    Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~105 min longer · +1.5 heavier
18. 

    18. Julius Caesar Caesar (2010)

    2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light

    Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~75 min longer · +0.4 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Battle Cry fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.